Within the uncertainty of the current environmental and political climate, the garden becomes a place of hope and stability year after year. The warm dirt and leaves invite us to slow down and place energy into these ecologies that will provide food throughout the seasons. My work explores the multitudes of stories that entangle themselves like tendrils in the garden between plants, animals, bugs, and humans. Gardeners and plants alike become active agents in helping sustain one another’s futures. These natural spaces give me the hope that together, we can build our world into one that will support all members of the community, human and non-human, equally and with respect.

Hanna Dotzenroth (she/they) is a visual and conceptual artist living and working on Treaty 6 Territory in Beaumont, Alberta. Working in a wide variety of mediums such as painting, printmaking, gardening, and textiles, her recent work focuses on exploring human and plant relationships at the site of the vegetable garden. She recently attended the BRAZZA artist residency in France and is a graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program in Art and Design at the University of Alberta. Their recent exhibitions include Seed Bracelet Cycles at Latitude 53 in January 2024 and Sitting in the Dirt at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre in June of 2023.